A quick recap of the week

week review 2014-05-09

Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:

+ What is the "housing wage" for the Capital Region, and how it compares to other parts of the state.

+ We gave away tickets to The God Game at Cap Rep -- along with a gift certificate to the Merry Monk -- by asking: What would be a good title for a play about something in the Capital Region? There were some fun answers.

+ The Alive at Five lineup for this summer is out, and we talked with one of the organizers about how it's selected.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: the napkin code, the Tour de FroYo, burgers on Broadway, burnt ends, bagels, harmonic convergence, restaurant servers, after graduation, drive-thru impatience, bike rides, kermis, local TV then, and one more destination.

+ What if Upstate and Downstate were separate states?

+ We talked with the founder of Shmaltz Brewing about the brewery's first year in world famous Clifton park.

+ We got a retail consultant's take on downtown Albany, downtown Troy, and hipsters.

+ Lauren talked with the owners of the new Fort Orange General Store in Albany.

+ And because it's the season: tulip power rankings.

Here's the whole week all lined up.

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or shared an idea or photo this week!

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